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\hline \textbf{Term} & \textbf{Brief explanation of the term}\\ \hline\hline
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\hline \textbf{Term} & \textbf{Brief explanation of the term}\\ \hline\hline
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A very important term & The much longer explanations breaking over several lines here and more text to see the line breaking again and again and again and again.\\
Another line & Another explanation.\\
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